um. so i wound up working on a full annotation & analysis essay of this song & all the references it makes to other songs/literature (that i could find at least) & how it ties into the theme of this album being a critique of the music industry and her fans idolization of her & so so much more &&&& it is nearly 4am and i need to sleep butttt should i post it when i finish. yay or nay.
can we talk about 'the albatross' reference to 'candle in the wind'??
"Wise men once said / 'Wild winds are death to the candle'"
like??
the more i listen to TTPD the more convinced I become shes not talking about being in love in any of the songs at all & all the references to muses are just red herrings for fans to look past, & shes really just talking about her relationship with the music industry & her fanbase
okok. so ive been compiling this since the first video came out promoting ttpd. i noticed the lights on the ceiling, and knowing taylor loves numerology, decided to look into it. walk with me.
so, first: there are 3 ceiling lights off, and 19 total. 3 19. march 19 was the opening day of the eras tour.
there are 7 lights on, 3 off, then 9 on. 7 9. july 9. which is mentioned in last kiss. which mentions the time 1:58, nearly 2am. taylor used 2 imagery a lot to promote this album, then released the second half of the album at 2 am.
the lights at the far end of the hall ceiling have 5 on the left, 4 right. 5/4. tolerate it & closure have 5/4 beat which is often broken into sub groups of 3+2 or 2+3. these beats are said to be 'unique' and stand out. this numerology also calls back to the exile ends countdown of 3, 2 from the bejeweled video.
left row of lights has 10, right row has 9. 10/9. release date of 'the 1' single
7 lights on, 3 off, 9 on. 739. i searched 739 taylor swift & i got a few things:
1. a link to a website called taylorpictures & it directs to pics from the VS 2014 fashion show
2. a cosmopolitan article that mentions the '739 celebrity cameos' (which includes a certain blonde model)
3. life size cardboard cutouts of taylor wearing specific outfits:
the dress on the left was the one she wore to a billboards award ceremony during lover era and sang 'ME!'
the one on the right was also from lover era and looks like the dress from the fortnight mv
739 is also a manifestation number:
the right row of lights has 8 on and 1 off. 8 1. august 1.
going back to earlier, the 1:58 reference. 15 8. check this out:
i'm not sure what all this means for sure, but i know 'none of it was accidental'. i'm gonna keep my eyes out for what happens august 15.
y'all???? this album is SO gay??? omg??? not gonna post spoilers but. fuck!!
Taylor’s music AND fashion choices really went from ‘ I can be your perfect princess’ to ‘ I’m gay and I don’t give a f*ck’ and I love it. Pathological people pleaser in remission, I salute you 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
It actually blows my mind thay the general public can't admit hits different is gay. "I can still melt your world, Argumentative Antithetical Dream girl" is the same as "I can still melt your world, girl" like guys come on. It doesn't have to be a big deal either like it can be about a girl it's ok
👀 reddit users just noticed that during The Man in eras tour movie, Taylor does the ASL sign for lesbian !
Any ASL speakers around to confirm??
Okay hear me out